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Investigating Middle School Students' Physical Education Emotions, Emotional Antecedents, Self-Esteem, and Intentions for Physical Activity
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Kelly L. Simonton; Todd E. Layne – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: Grounded in Control-Value Theory, this study aimed to investigate the relationships between emotional antecedents (control-value beliefs) and emotions with students' perceived self-esteem and physical activity intention. In addition, the potential differences in antecedents, emotions, and outcomes by gender were explored. Method:…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Physical Education, Self Esteem, Physical Activities
A Sense of Connection: Examining Social Identity and Adherence to a School-Based Exercise Club
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Bruner, Mark W.; McLaren, Colin; Spink, Kevin S. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2022
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social identity and adherence in the context of a school-based, 8-week structured group exercise program. Methods: Secondary students (N = 116; M[subscript age] = 15.52 years) from 10 newly formed school-based exercise clubs reported social identity perceptions specific to their…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Exercise, Clubs, Identification (Psychology)
Achievement Emotions, Intention to Be Physically Active, and Academic Achievement in Physical Education: Gender Differences
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Fierro-Suero, Sebastián; Sáenz-López, Pedro; Carmona-Márquez, José; Almagro, Bartolomé J. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: The objective of the study was to evaluate the relationships among the achievement emotions experienced during physical education classes, the intention to be physically active, and academic achievement. Methods: The sample consisted of 764 Spanish secondary education students (348 boys and 416 girls). Results: Pride, enjoyment, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level
What Kind of Interpersonal Need-Supportive or Need-Thwarting Teaching Style Is More Associated with Positive Consequences in Physical Education?
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Leo, Francisco M.; Behzadnia, Behzad; López-Gajardo, Miguel A.; Batista, Marco; Pulido, Juan J. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: Based on a multilevel approach (individual and class level), this study aimed to test which need-supportive/thwarting teaching styles were more closely associated with students' motivation and other positive physical education (PE) out-of-school consequences. Method: Participants were 654 primary (n = 385) and secondary (n = 269) PE…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teaching Styles, Student Motivation, Elementary School Students
Impact of a Sustained TPSR Program on Students' Responsibility, Motivation, Sportsmanship, and Intention to Be Physically Active
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Merino-Barrero, Juan Andrés; Valero-Valenzuela, Alfonso; Pedreno, Noelia Belando; Fernandez-Río, Javier – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2020
Purpose: To assess the impact of a sustained Teaching for Personal and Social Responsibility program in Physical Education. Method: There were 72 primary and secondary education students (11-13 years), enrolled in two different schools, and their four teachers were randomly distributed into an experimental group (n = 35) and a nonequivalent group…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Student Responsibility, Student Motivation, Sportsmanship
Relations between Trait Personality, Goal Orientation, and Adaptive Outcomes in High School Physical Education
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Lodewyk, Ken R. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2019
Purpose: Personality traits such as honesty-humility, emotionality, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience (HEXACO) have been linked to numerous adaptive outcomes in academic, sport, and physical activity settings; yet little if any such research has been conducted with physical education (PE) students. The aim…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Physical Education, High School Students, Grade 9
The Influence of State Motivation, Content Relevance and Affective Learning on High School Students' Intentions to Use Class Content Following Completion of Compulsory Physical Education
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Webster, Collin; Mindrila, Diana; Weaver, Glenn – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2011
Little research has examined mechanisms leading to the utilization of compulsory physical education content in future contexts. This study tested a model in which motivation to be in physical education class functions as a predisposition influencing perceptions of teacher communication of content relevance, perceptions of course relevance to one's…
Descriptors: Physical Education, High School Students, Motivation, Relevance (Education)